John 8:12 (NKJV) 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
For many years I looked at this verse and thought that Jesus meant that those who follow Him would not walk in the darkness of sin.
But God recently showed me that there is much more to it than that.
No, we should not walk in sinful ways. But in this specific verse, Jesus was referring to not walking in darkness, from a different point of view.
Here’s what this verse really means:
If we follow Him, we will not stumble around in darkness. We will not have a lack of light in our lives. We will always have His light to guide us, no matter what we face.
This is, or should be, a huge comfort to every one of us who are followers of Christ!
Darkness tries to hide things that we need to see. Darkness tries to obscure the truth. And darkness tries to keep us from finding our way.
But Jesus himself has promised us that darkness can never again hide or obscure anything from us if we follow Him. The key is to keep our eyes on Him, and not on anything else.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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Great teaching on that passage, reminds me that we always walk with a shadow. But the brighter the light or the more you lean the smaller the shadow.
Thank you, I continue to be blessed by your messages.
Tracy 🙂
You’re welcome, Tracy 🙂
We’re happy to know that you are blessed by them!